MOSCOW- In an effort to improve bilateral relations, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed that Washington and Moscow need to moderate their public comments. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who participated in today's talks between Putin and Rice, said the two agreed that "rhetoric in public exchanges should be toned down and we should focus on concrete issues."
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- Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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By Chloe Arnold
MOSCOW - Condoleezza Rice has a difficult few days ahead of her. The U.S. secretary of state arrives in Russia today for two days of talks with President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and other top officials.
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- Monday, May 14, 2007
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The United States Wednesday called on Iran to release three American women - all of whom also hold Iranian citizenship - who have been barred from leaving that country after visits there. They include a prominent Washington-based academic, and a Radio Farda journalist.
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- Thursday, May 10, 2007
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JERUSALEM- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is facing mounting pressure to resign, after an official inquiry harshly criticized his handling of the Lebanon war. The five-member commission accused Mr. Olmert of a "severe failure in judgment, responsibility and caution."
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- Tuesday, May 1st 2007
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Despite significant reforms to the death penalty system and new rules for foreign journalists in China, there is little evidence of improvement in other areas of human rights related to the Olympics -- and there has been increasing repression of human rights activism and domestic journalism, said Amnesty International today.
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- Monday, April 30, 2007
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By Deborah Tate
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate, following the lead of the House of Representatives, has approved a compromise bill that funds military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it also sets a goal of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by early next year - a provision that President Bush says will force him to veto the measure as soon as he receives it. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
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- Friday, April 27, 2007
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MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and foreign dignitaries lined up to pay their last respects to Boris Yeltsin and express condolences to the family of Russia's first post-Soviet president in a grand cathedral in Moscow Wednesday.
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- Wednesday, April 25, 2007
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NOVO-OGARYOVO - Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Wednesday, April 25, a National Day of Mourning in observance of the passing of former President Boris Yeltsin, who died Monday at age 76, the Kremlin press service said.
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- Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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Montreal - For the second year running, Équiterre will present its annual benefit concert, Soir de la Terre. On May 17th, from 8 pm onwards, Metropolis will be rocking to the sounds of Équiterre’s supporters, including performers such as The Dears, Antoine Gratton, Mes Aïeux, Vulgaires Machins, Mara Tremblay, Bïa, Les Respectables, Colectivo, Tomás Jensen, Les 7 doigts de la main, Anik Jean and Alfa Rococo.
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- Friday, April 20, 2007
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The gunman who killed 32 people at a U.S. university Monday, before killing himself, mailed a chilling video to a U.S. TV network during the massacre. The package was received by the NBC TV network from Virginia Tech student Cho Seung-Hui. VOA's David Dyar reports the package contained a rambling video in which the gunman engaged in an angry tirade about hedonism and rich kids along with several pictures of him holding guns.
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- Thursday, April 19, 2007
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